The life and death of Cardinal Wolsey . honour,whereby ye might have grown so by your wisdom and honour-able behaviour into the kings high estimation, that it shouldhave been much to your increase of honour. But now beholdwhat ye have done through your wilfulness. Ye have not onlyoffended your natural father, but also your most gracioussovereign lord, and matched yourself with one, such as neitherthe king, nor yet your father will be agreeable with the hereof I put you out of doubt, that I will send for yourfather, and at his coming, he shall either break this unadvisedcontract, or
The life and death of Cardinal Wolsey . honour,whereby ye might have grown so by your wisdom and honour-able behaviour into the kings high estimation, that it shouldhave been much to your increase of honour. But now beholdwhat ye have done through your wilfulness. Ye have not onlyoffended your natural father, but also your most gracioussovereign lord, and matched yourself with one, such as neitherthe king, nor yet your father will be agreeable with the hereof I put you out of doubt, that I will send for yourfather, and at his coming, he shall either break this unadvisedcontract, or else disinherit thee for ever. The kings majestyhimself will complain to thy father on thee, and require no lessat his hands than I have said; whose Highness intended to havepreferred her unto another person, with whom the king hathtravailed already, and being almost at a point with the sameperson, although she knoweth it not, yet hath the king, mostlike a politic and prudent prince, conveyed the matter in such /\. :i,\ Uolleiri \Jaoen. / Cartimal WolQt^ 31 sort, that she, upon the kings motion, will be, I doubt not,right glad and agreeable to the same. * Sir, quoth the LordPercy, all weeping, * I knew nothing of the kings pleasuretherein, for whose displeasure I am very sorry. I consideredthat I was of good years, and thought myself sufficient to pro-vide me of a convenient wife, whereas my fancy served me best,not doubting but that my lord myfather would have been rightwell persuaded. And though she be a simple maid, and havingbut a knight to her father, yet is she descended of right nobleparentage. As by her mother she is nigh of the Norfolk blood:and of her fathers side lineally descended of the Earl ofOrmond, he being one of the earls heirs general. Why shouldI then, sir, be anything scrupulous to match with her, whoseestate of descent is equivalent with mine when I shall be inmost dignity ? Therefore I most humbly require your Graceof your especial favour herein; and also
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